Attraction Flashcards
____ - The process by which people are drawn to each other in a number of ways (doesn’t necessarily mean romantic. Beauty can be a factor but isn’t the only factor influencing us)
Attraction
We tend to be more attracted to people that are __ to us
Similar
___ ___ - People tend to choose friends and significant others that they feel are of a similar level of attractiveness (could be due to a fear of rejection by people they perceive as more attractive than themselves)
Matching hypothesis
____ - The mutual exchange of feelings (friendships and romantic relationships are a give and take - both people need to put in the effort)
Reciprocity
___ - Can mean many different things but psychologists like to use it to refer to people who are in __ such as people who are dating, engaged, or married
Love
___ __ was a psychologist interested in love and proposed the triangular model of love
Robert Sternberg
3 components of love
Intimacy
Passion
Commitment
___ - Or closeness and caring for one another
Intimacy
___ - The feelings of romantic and sexual attraction
Passion
____ - The couples intention to be together for better or for worse
Commitment
____/___ - This type of love usually only involves intimacy. In a friendship the passion and commitment components are missing. Can become other forms of love
Friendship/liking
___ - usually only involves passion, but no intimacy or commitment. Can become very powerful and other components can come with time
Infatuation
___ love - Involves commitment but no intimacy or passion. People in a failing marriage may experience this, as they will feel committed to each other, but no romantic or sexual attraction
Empty love
____ love - Combines intimacy and passion but no commitment. Commitment can come later but this usually is the type of love between people who are dating and not yet married.
Romantic love
____ love - Includes commitment and intimacy. This can be the love shared between family members or lifelong friends, maybe even a married couple who still hold romantic interest, but no sexual/physical
Companionate love
